Azaroth

Yeah I saw it. Like everyone else. What I don’t get is people’s reactions.

Wait, yeah I do.

People are fucking pissed, feel let down, whatever. Nothing happened! OMG!

Well here’s what happened. It’s the skinny.

This is exactly the reaction the director was planning to get from people.

No, seriously. He’s really not actually stupid.

People are pissed that nothing happened. See, everything happened. Or at least, that’s what David Chase wants you to believe. Each and every one of you.

He wants a big reaction. Negative is a reaction. It gets the radio guys ranting, the talk on the streets flowing. It’ll settle over time as people do what they’re wanted to do here - form their own theories.

Did Tony get shot? Was the blank screen a throwback to the conversation with Bobby? Who shot him? Did the family live on? What happened after? What the hell did the FBI agent mean? Who killed Phil, exactly?

People are complaining that there was no huge climactic ending. See, that’d be too easy. Too predictable. It’d cause a big fuss, but it’s not a long term plan. The fuss would die down, and people would be left with a “cool” feeling, sure.

But.. and here’s the big info.. Chase considers himself an artist. He doesn’t want any of that. He wants the controversy, he wants the talking, he wants the theories, he wants to jerk himself off over the uproar he’s caused (that he, *jerk jerk jerk*, intentionally caused through his awesome plan, carefully laid plan… *jerk jerk jerk*), he DOESN’T want to do what’s predictable…

… and most of all, he wants to sell DVDs.

Three different endings. Director commentary. People will actually want those things for reasons other than collections and casual viewing and Pizza Night with Timmy, Jean, and Audrey. Millions and millions of dollars are fun to have, and however they package this up… it’ll be the best selling DVD in television history.

That’s the meaning of the ending. Badda bing.